FY12 Budget Issues Board Mtg 18Apr2011

							FY 12 Budget Issues &
      Overview

 Presented to the CLSD Board of Directors
               18 April 2011

      Scott Foster, District Administrator
                              Outline

                • Budget Guidance Review

                • Assumptions

                • Capital Expenditures

                • Budget Guidance Execution




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                          Budget Guidance

•     Maintain a leadership role in community emergency medical response

•     Maintain the highest quality CLSD staff with an active program of employee
      recruitment, development and retention

•     Ensure the future supply of EMTs and First Responders supporting the
      District and other District-area agencies with ongoing training and
      certification opportunities

•     Provide 100% BLS coverage

•     Prepare a long-range budget profile to implement the District mission
      through FY16 without a tax increase.



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                    FY12 Budget Assumptions
                   As recommended by the Finance Committee



                • No change in ambulance transport volume
                  forecast and collection rates

                • No change in interest and depreciation

                • Cost of Living Adjustment at 3%




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                     FY12 Capital Expenditures

         • Replace one ALS ambulance
                – Options:
                   • New medium-duty ALS ($180K-$200K)
                   • Re-chassis Big White ($100K-$120K)
         • Cardiac monitor ($30K)
         • Tactical Network Installation
                – One or both towers:
                   • Seaview ($16K)
                   • Oakridge ($16K)




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                    Budget Guidance Summary

•           Maintain a leadership role in community emergency medical
            response.
        –       Continuing program of training through district-area fire departments
        –       Expanded CPR/AED training program, to include periodic no-charge
                CPR courses for the lay public.
•           Maintain the highest quality CLSD staff with an active program of
            employee recruitment, development and retention
        –       3% COLA recommendation to correct for a two year flat salary scale.
•           Ensure the future supply of EMTs and First Responders
            supporting the District and other District-area agencies with
            ongoing training and certification opportunities.
        –       Assumes continued funding and operation of the Mendocino County
                occupational training program.



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                Budget Guidance Summary (cont.)

•           Provide 100% BLS coverage
        –           The BLS program is fully funded at an activity level equal to FY11


•           Prepare a long-range budget profile to implement the District
            mission through FY16 without a tax increase
        –           Potential exists for shortfall on EMS program
        –           Choices to meet this budget goal are:
                •      Propose to voters an increase in EMS taxes (N/A for FY12)
                •      Use AHUC surplus pending community hospital final decision
                •      Reduce EMS services
        –           Recommendation: use AHUC surplus funding to cover any operational
                    costs shortfall until a decision about a community hospital




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